‘Belgian’ shot in Barcelona is actually wanted Dutchman

ONE of the two victims of Tuesday’s shooting in Barcelona was not a Belgian citizen, as had been believed, but was in fact a Dutch national with a fake Belgian passport.

Jori Sven van Zanten, 26, is reportedly wanted by Interpol and has been arrested.

The Dutchman was shot in the stomach while waiting outside a hotel just off Barcelona’s La Rambla. Also injured was van Zanten’s companion, reportedly a British citizen, who crashed through a glass door in his haste to escape the shooter.

There is speculation that the victims knew their assailant and may have been waiting for him outside the hotel.

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